Mohammed Afiouni took down the 2016 Aussie Millions Event #15: $1,150 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha title inside the Crown Poker Room Wednesday evening.
Afiouni collected $35,985 in prize money for the win, along with an exclusive LK Boutique Aussie Millions championship ring.
The second day of this two-day event started with 15 players remaining from a field of 135 and 2005 World Series of Poker Main Even champ Joe Hachem's son Daniel Hachem holding the chip lead.
Within the first hour they were down to a final table of nine and it wasn't long before Michael Seymour busted to Afiouni to place ninth. Gavin Eke lost a classic race to Doug Corning to bow out eighth and Dominik Nitsche got his queens cracked by Linh Tran's jacks to end his run seventh.
Tran had the lead after he busted last woman standing Pallas Aidinian in sixth, but Afiouni soon took over with a series of aggressive plays that left the rest of the table on thier heels. Five handed play last for some time before Frank Pezzaniti shipped his stack over to Corning and Tran busted fourth a few hands after losing a massive Pot Limit Omaha pot in set-over-set fashion to Afiouni.
Afiouni had a big lead when three-handed play began and despite the fact Hachem took care of Corning third, he still managed to take a 2:1 lead into heads-up play.
With news that Hachem's son had made it to heads-up spreading around the Crown Poker Room fast, the rail filled up with supporters, including the face of Australian poker himself: Joe Hachem.
The younger Hachem managed to grind his way into the lead, but when his big slick fell to Afiouni's nines in a massive confrontation, he was left with little more than a chip and a chair.
In the end, the deficit proved too much and local grinder Mohammed Afiouni beat Hachem to win his first Aussie Millions title.
Daniel Hachem doubled up his short stack once in Pot-Limit Omaha with versus before picking up pocket aces in Hold'em. Unfortunately, the dealer gave Mohammed Afiouni by mistake a third card and the hand counted as misdeal!
Then, Hachem got his last 90,000 in preflop with deuces and flipped for his miracle:
Hachem:
Afiouni:
The board ran out and Hachem was sent to the rail in second place. Both contenders for the title shook hands and the Hachem rail welcomed their son with plenty of consolations, the payday of A$24,220 will surely sooth the pain as well.
Doug Corning was chipped down to only 10 big blinds early in the level while Mohammed Afiouni took a pot off Daniel Hachem in Pot-Limit Omaha to increase the lead with a flush.
Then, Hachem raised from the button and Corning jammed for 120,000 with Hachem making the call for one third of his stack.
Corning:
Hachem:
The flop already improved Hachem to a pair of aces and Corning failed to improve with the turn and river. He takes home a payday of $A15,915 while two Aussies will determine the next winner of a LK Boutique championship ring.
Both players then took a short break and even Tony Hachem showed up on the rail for moral support.
From under the gun, Linh Tran moved all in for his last 34,000 chips and Daniel Hachem as well as Mohammed Afiouni called. The two remaining players checked down the board entirely and Tran announced queen-high.
Tran:
Afiouni:
Hachem:
The runner-up of Event #13 bowed out in 4th place this time and received a payday of A$12,455 for his efforts.
The new level started rather tight with barely any action until the second round of Pot-Limit Omaha kicked in. Linh Tran raised to 12,000, Daniel Hachem called and then Pallas Aidinian squeezed all in from the big blind. Tran re-potted and Hachem quickly folded to see the last woman in the field at risk for just under 100,000 chips.
Aidinian:
Tran:
The flop was no good for Aidinian and she was drawing dead once the fell on the turn. Only a six would avoid her being sent to the rail, but the river was a brick and reduced the field to the last five hopefuls.
Linh Tran made it 10,000 and Daniel Hachem three-bet to 24,000 before Dominik Nitsche four-bet jammed for over 100,000.
Tran pushed all in for more and Hachem folded.
Tran:
Nitsche:
It was a classic cooler, but Nitsche ended up on the wrong end of it after the flop made Tran a set. Thr turn and river could not save Nitsche and as he hit the rail, Tran moved into the chip lead.
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before picking up pocket aces in Hold'em. Unfortunately, the dealer gave Mohammed Afiouni by mistake a third card and the hand counted as misdeal!
and Hachem was sent to the rail in second place. Both contenders for the title shook hands and the Hachem rail welcomed their son with plenty of consolations, the payday of A$24,220 will surely sooth the pain as well.
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